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The British Horse Society

A Registered Charity based in England

This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-210504 .
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Description

The British Horse Society works for horses and riders in the UK and abroad. Focusing on horse welfare, horse and rider safety, access and rights of way, training and approving livery yards and riding schools. The Society promotes community participation in healthy recreation involving the horse, at both competition and grass roots level.

Also known as

  • BHS
  • The British Horse Society
  • The British Horse Society
  • British Horse Society (Ireland)
  • The British Horse Society Northern Ireland Committee
  • The Yorkshire Coast Riding Club

CCEW Charity number

210504

Company number

00444742

Registered

Postcode

CV8 2XZ

Website

bhs.org.uk

Domain

bhs.org.uk

Latest income

£15,202,000 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-210504 .
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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 210504 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The British Horse Society (this record)

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The British Horse Society

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Environment conservation and animal welfare advocacy G12

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Animals AN
  • Animals AN » Horses AN104
  • Education ED » Schools ED106
  • Education ED » Training ED300
  • Leisure LE » Recreation LE105

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Amateur Sport 110
  • Animals 111

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1962-09-22 Registered as a charity
2004-12-31 5,501,867 4,637,007
2005-12-31 5,930,776 5,183,927
2006-12-31 6,046,845 5,633,275
2007-12-31 8,707,951 6,986,039
2008-12-31 7,883,429 7,166,659
2009-12-31 8,620,260 7,817,366
2010-12-31 8,020,665 7,313,191
2011-12-31 8,389,557 7,797,484
2012-12-31 8,351,914 8,822,008
2013-12-31 9,901,689 9,931,315
2014-12-31 9,581,419 10,041,624
2015-12-31 10,425,665 10,100,282
2016-12-31 10,291,480 10,202,971
2017-12-31 11,205,000 11,807,000
2018-12-31 11,816,000 12,624,000
2019-12-31 12,582,885 13,599,575
2020-12-31 12,145,048 11,920,095
2021-12-31 14,014,539 13,248,294
2022-12-31 15,202,000 14,262,000
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

Charity people

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2022
£
2021
£
Employees 160 146
Employees paid more than £60,000 10 10
Volunteers 1,400 1,150
Trustees 12
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 0.5 0.5
Legacies 0.2 0.2
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 0.7 0.7
Income from charitable activities 13.8 12.5
Income from other trading activities 0.6 0.6
Income from investments 0.0 0.0
Other income 0.1 0.2
Total 15.2 14.0
Expenditure
Investment management 0.0 0.0
Other spending on raising funds 0.7 0.8
Spending on raising funds 0.7 0.8
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 13.5 12.5
Charitable activities 13.5 12.5
Other spending - -
Total 14.3 13.2
Net income / (expenditure) 0.9 0.8

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m
2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 3.0 3.2
Investment assets 3.2 3.3
6.1 6.5
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 4.7 4.4
Other current assets 3.1 2.2
7.7 6.6
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (4.2) (4.3)
Net current assets 3.5 2.3
Total assets less current liabilities 9.6 8.8
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (0.3) (0.3)
Net assets 9.4 8.5
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 1.1 1.8
Unrestricted funds 8.2 6.8
9.4 8.5

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

Income from government

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2022
£
2021
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants - 15,849
Government grants as % of total income - 0.1%
Number of government grants - 5

The British Horse Society

GB-CHC-210504

Grants received

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Received 12 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Herefordshire Community Foundation
Joanies
£1,650
7 years
Changing Lives through Horses
Jan 2016 to Dec 2023
Road Safety Trust
Impact Funding
£5,049
5 months
Grant to The British Horse Society (BHS)
May 2023 to Oct 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund
National Lottery Awards for All England
£10,000
7 months
Binsted 62 Bridleway Improvement Plan
Jan 2023 to Aug 2023
BBC Children in Need
Small Grants Autumn21
£500
Oct 2022
Grant to British Horse Society (Ireland)
Oct 2022
Road Safety Trust
RST Small Grants (and LA) Program
£30,000
1 year
Grant to The British Horse Society (BHS)
Sep 2022 to Jan 2024
BBC Children in Need
Small Grants Autumn21
£30,380
3 years
Grant to British Horse Society (Ireland)
Apr 2022 to Apr 2025
Road Safety Trust
RST Small Grants (and LA) Program
£43,780
2 years
Grant to The British Horse Society (BHS)
Apr 2021 to Apr 2023
Co-operative Group £1,812 Grant to The Yorkshire Coast Riding Club
Sport England
Small Grants
£9,092
1 year
Route Pilots Merseyside
Sep 2014 to Aug 2016
The National Lottery Community Fund
Awards for All Northern Ireland
£6,030
1 year
Learning with Horses (LWH) Course
May 2010 to May 2011

Data source

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The British Horse Society

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